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joe

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When the bivariate data are the result of two quantitative variables, it is customary to express the data mathematically as ordered pairs (x, y). Why the data are called paired?

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When the bivariate data are the result of two quantitative variables, it is customary to express the data mathematically as ordered pairs (x, y). Why are the data said to be ordered?



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Answer to Question 1

The data are called paired because for each x value, there is a corresponding y value from the same source.

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The data are said to be ordered because one value, x, is always written first.





 

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